What is Web 2.0?

The term "Web 2.0" describes a second-generation of the World Wide Web where interaction and collaboration are able to take place. In an educational setting, using tools with Web 2.0 capabilities allows teachers and students to share ideas and resources, engage in meaningful dialog, conduct research, and generate collaborative outcomes through the use of the Internet. This site has been created to help teachers identify Web 2.0 resources that may be of value to them in the classroom.


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Tools for the Classroom

(Please note: This list is for "talking points" for a presentation. It is not intended to be an inclusive list of Web 2.0 tools. Please click on the links under "Useful Websites" for extensive resources of Web 2.0 tools.)

Wikis	Wikispaces	Web pages where anyone can modify content This video by CommonCraft gives a great explanation: http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
	pbworks
Networking	Edmodo	Educational networking site for classroom discussions
Social Bookmarking	Delicious	Add tags, make your favorites available from any computer, share your favorites
Blogs	Blogger	"Web logs" shared online journal
	Typepad
	Edublogs
Presentation	Glogster	Students make presentations by creating online posters that include text, images, sound, and video Barb's Sample Glog
	Prezi	Make presentations that pan and zoom
Productivity Tools	Google Docs	Share documents online for collaboration
	Google SketchUp	3-D models
	Printliminator	Bookmarklet that allows selective printing of a web page
Audio and Video	Audacity	Audio editing and recording
	Microsoft Photo Story	Technically, not Web 2.0, but one of my favorite tools for creating videos!
	Windows Movie Maker	Also not technically Web 2.0, but easy to use and FREE
	Voki	Create a talking avatar
	Podomatic	Podcast hosting
	TeacherTube	Video sharing website, appropriate for educational settings
	School Tube	Video sharing website, appropriate for educational settings
	Tag Galaxy	Uses Flickr photos to create spinnable globe
Communication	Skype	Phone calling from your computer
	PollEverywhere	Online polling
	Newseum - Today's Front Pages	Interactive maps with links to newpaper front pages around the world
	Search Cube	A visual search engine that uses Google to search a topic and have results display in a cube
	Tokbox	Video chat and messaging for up to 20 participants
Concept Mapping	Wordle	Create word clouds from text
	Webspiration	Online Visual Thinking Tool
	Tagxedo	Shaped word cloud
QR Codes	Tago	Create QR codes to add to presentations

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Useful Websites

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/
http://toolsfortheclassroom.com/
http://www.intel.com/education - click on the link for K-12 Teaching Tools
Web 2.0 Tools for Math Educators

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More Jargon

• Tags
• Clouds
• Folksonomies
• Mashups
• Web 3.0
• Social Networking

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Barbara Cavanah
Barbara.Cavanah@KeysSchools.com
Florida Master Digital Educator
Monroe County School District
Marathon, FL